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Teaching Self-Assessment in World Language Classes
Challenging middle school students to take ownership of their learning helps boost their independence at a critical age.Your content has been saved!
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Getting Off to a Good Start as a New Secondary Teacher
Before the internet, teachers faced a scarcity of resources to help them grow, but now they’re inundated with tips. These two veterans cut through the clutter.Your content has been saved!
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Using Checklists to Support Hands-On Science Learning
Working at their own pace with a scaffold allows students to build knowledge and have positive learning experiences.129Your content has been saved!
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The Proven Benefits of Grading Less
By shifting their focus from letter grades to meaningful feedback, teachers can unlock deeper learning, foster motivation, and minimize bias in the classroom.Your content has been saved!
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30 Ways to Bring Calm to a Noisy High School Classroom
From 'finding the lull' to the magic of a dramatic whisper, these teacher-tested strategies quickly get high school students focused and back on track. - Curriculum Planning
Bringing Social Studies to Life With Data
Middle school teachers can guide students to analyze real-world data to gain a deep understanding of course content.125Your content has been saved!
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Using an Input-Output Loop to Help Newcomer Students Learn Class Content
Teachers can carefully chunk information to support newcomer students in learning grade-level content while developing their English proficiency.121Your content has been saved!
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Refining Your Teaching Practice Through Reflection
Teachers always have plenty to do, but it’s important to gather feedback and carve out time to reflect on it. - Special Education
4 Strategies to Facilitate Collaboration Across Special Education Teams
By creating effective systems, special education teachers can set themselves, general education teachers, and students up for success.120Your content has been saved!
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Setting Up a Collaborative Professional Learning Conference at Your School
This engaging strategy for sharing ideas with peers doesn’t take a lot of time and planning, and everyone can benefit.121Your content has been saved!
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15 Quick (and Mighty) Retrieval Practices
From concept maps to flash cards to Pictionary, these activities help students reflect on—and remember—what they’ve learned. - Classroom Management
Managing Your Class Without Collective Punishment
Even in moments of frustration, teachers can hold disruptive students accountable without punishing the class as a group.2.7kYour content has been saved!
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3 Games to Amp Up Reading Instruction
Gamifying literacy and phonics lessons teaches students valuable social-emotional skills, gives them regular movement breaks, and increases their engagement. - Brain-Based Learning
7 Study Habits to Teach Kids This School Year
Studying is critical to academic success—but many students have never been shown how to do it effectively. - Learning Environments
27 Ways to Optimize Your Classroom Design for Better Learning
A research-based lineup of smart, effective classroom design tips that support deep learning, reduce distraction, and build belonging.
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Mindfulness Strategies for Young Learners
Easy-to-implement practices can support self-regulation and overall well-being in the early years.141Your content has been saved!
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Guiding Students to Overcome Learned Helplessness
New teachers can create an environment where students feel supported and understand that mistakes are part of the learning process.316Your content has been saved!
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Using Restorative Practices in Preschool
Rather than rely on external rewards or punishment, these classroom management strategies focus on building community.307Your content has been saved!
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Establishing Connections in a New Classroom Community
This low-stakes get-to-know-you game builds community, confidence, and curiosity—key ingredients for a positive classroom culture. - Social & Emotional Learning (SEL)
How to Incorporate Student Feedback to Improve SEL
Meaningful input and active engagement from high school students can transform a school’s approach to social and emotional learning.254Your content has been saved!
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41 Elementary Classroom Jobs to Build Shared Responsibility and Community
Classroom jobs help students feel seen, trusted, and excited to contribute to their classroom community.586Your content has been saved!
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Make Science Class Rules Stick With First-Week Labs
Teachers can use simple, engaging experiments to get right into some science while going over expectations and policies.187Your content has been saved!
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22 Fun Ways to Spark Classroom Connections
These engaging, low-stakes, and teacher-tested activities can help students quickly warm up to each other—and to you. - Classroom Management
How Classroom Jobs for Teens Instill Responsibility
When middle and high school students take ownership of tasks in their classroom regularly, they build a culture of teamwork and support. - Inquiry-Based Learning
Creating Authentic Learning Experiences in Early Childhood Classrooms
Bringing in outside experts and doing fieldwork can make project-based learning an invaluable experience for young learners.170Your content has been saved!
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Using Values-Alignment Messaging to Teach Healthy Digital Habits
Thoughtful phone policies are helpful, but teens need more than rules, and schools can help them build digital self-agency.233Your content has been saved!
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Why This Middle School Principal Memorizes Her Students’ Names
A school leader describes the impact that a personal touch can have on school culture. - Environmental Education
How a School Turns Nature Into the Ultimate Classroom
From interdisciplinary projects to wilderness expeditions, The Greene School is an innovative model for nurturing academic success and student agency. - School Culture
Innovative Ways to Acclimate New Students to Your School
Starting middle and high school is hard—but schools can do a lot to smooth the transition and build belonging from day one. - Student Wellness
3 Ways to Help Students Build Attention Stamina
These simple tools and strategies can improve focus in the classroom.
